Stan's Horses on a Cracker Barrel Map - xpost SW/W Forum

[KreativeK]

This watercolor work is about 9x11 and is a section I cut out of a large Cracker Barrel map of the USA. I love to eat there and these maps are free that show all their restaurant locations. Hmmmm I can do a little experimenting

Awhile back I'd painted this pair of horses in a smaller format and given to my brother Stan. Unsure if the medium would color the paper enough I did have to use 2-3 washes in this vignette and of course draw the animals larger. They were eating hay when I took their photograph and the white horse is eating quickly while the bay is watching something at a distance. Paints used: Daniel Smith quinacridone burnt orange and gold, UB, manganese, arylide, raw sienna, undersea green, carbazole violet, cobalt teal blue.
C&C welcome

[lalflen]

That is excellent!

[gakinme]

Kay, that is such a good background for the horses. Great color combo too. This is the first time I heard about arylide. Did you mean azurite, the blue color?

[KreativeK]

Thanks Linda and Sandra. No, arylide is a transparent warm yellow.

[gakinme]

Thanks, Kay, for pointing that out. I didn't see it at the Daniel Smith watercolor chart but it does look nice and warm.

[HarvestMoon]

Cool! My daughter works for cracker barrel, I will have to send this to her!

[KreativeK]

That is too funny, Linda, you'll have to let me know what she says.

[olliewood0702]

Wonderful colors Kay; what a wonderful idea for a painting. I LOVE the use of the Cracker Barrel map.

[Dcam]

Kay: you are so creative with mixed media.....very nice!
Derek

[KreativeK]

Thanks everyone! Arylide might be DaVinci paint, Sandra. Aureolin yellow is very close to it.

[Loxley]

Great idea, gets me thinking. The horses fit right in there, great work!

[KreativeK]

Thanks so much Loxley for commenting!